There are various types of evidence used to prove this, including medical records, lab test results, and testimonies from experts or former patients who have experienced similar issues with that particular doctor or hospital. You must also provide evidence that the injury was not caused by anything else.
Just like the damages awarded at trial, medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering and disfigurement are limited by state law to $250,000 in an arbitration proceeding.
If a doctor, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, lab technician, or other qualified healthcare professional provides a patient with subpar care that results in harm, injury, or death, they may have committed medical malpractice.
In 1975, the state of California capped the non-economic damages a plaintiff could recover in a medical malpractice lawsuit at $250,000. A new law raises the $250,000 damages cap in medical malpractice lawsuits for the 1st time in nearly 50 years.
